Refugees / Asylum seekers crossing the channel
Discussion
Dog Star said:
Mrr T said:
You do understand people can be bilingual?
I used to work in my local job centre. Most (all?) of the older Asian people who came in - people who had been here decades - did not speak English. Dog Star said:
I used to work in my local job centre. Most (all?) of the older Asian people who came in - people who had been here decades - did not speak English.
Yes, but many of the women are larger due to the deep fried food culture. Is that why you took the job our resident bbw lover? 
hyphen said:
Earthdweller said:
There are third generation immigrant British citizens that do not speak English
Not many of them surely, seeing as schooling is compulsory...Obviously not English is a foreign language in many parts of this country n even OAP's can't speak it,interpreters for construction site inductions?yes
TCX said:
Lol have you ever been in any predominantly Indian/Pakistan/Asian 'communities'?
Obviously not English is a foreign language in many parts of this country n even OAP's can't speak it,interpreters for construction site inductions?yes
Yes.Obviously not English is a foreign language in many parts of this country n even OAP's can't speak it,interpreters for construction site inductions?yes
I am well aware that many households only watch Sky channels of TV feeds from their home country. But that doesn't mean the mentioned 3rd generation can't speak innit-english.
Edited by hyphen on Saturday 22 August 12:47
TCX said:
Lol have you ever been in any predominantly Indian/Pakistan/Asian 'communities'?
Obviously not English is a foreign language in many parts of this country n even OAP's can't speak it,interpreters for construction site inductions?yes
You say "Even OAP's can't speak it". It's only OAP's that don't speak it, (or possibly those who have migrated here recently and haven't done their Citizenship test yet)Obviously not English is a foreign language in many parts of this country n even OAP's can't speak it,interpreters for construction site inductions?yes
Out of interest how many OAPs are working on construction sites?
Dog Star said:
Mrr T said:
Possible but the poster was claiming 3rd generation immigrants still did not speak English. I would find that doubtful.
The people I am talking about had been here since the sixties (it’s ten years ago) and would have had grandchildren. 1. They're highly unlikely to be 3rd generation immigrants
2. They're highly unlikely to have gone through the UK education system
OddCat said:
dai1983 said:
Reasons are out there on various sites and I've posted the following on the various threads:
-English language
-relatives already here
-tolerant and stable society
So France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Holland etc are not.-English language
-relatives already here
-tolerant and stable society
Blimey, no wonder we wanted to leave the EU. Bloody good job too by the sounds of it.
hyphen said:
markcoznottz said:
PositronicRay said:
Easier to work and live, under the radar.
Bingo. Maybe the French don’t like getting thier cars washed and eating cheap takeaways?. If anyone did want to work long term in the shadow economy, wouldn't Greece/Spain/Italy etc be preferred? As they have huge tax dodging cultures.
BrundanBianchi said:
coolg said:
Because he wasn’t an asylum seeker but an economic migrant ?
Possibly because he didn’t know his date of birth. That would be an issue when filling in forms.Philippe Sabatier, Boulogne-sur-Mer’s deputy public prosecutor, said a travel document being carried by Mr Hamdallah gave his age as 28.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/su...
Been keeping an eye on this for quite a while, it does seem that we are a dumping ground for these people as are other Euro nations, I have seen countless videos and also seen first and the mobs of them hanging around near certain coastal port towns in France, chasing after lorries.
Destitute they do not look, desperate for money, to get to the promised land where they will receive all they want for free they do look.
We are not equipped to deal with it quite honestly and politicians can huff and puff all they want, investment in border force and a change in the law is what is required. You will never stop it in reality the crossing is too short and the coast in both coasts is too wide.
Most of them see to fit a profile, young men, certain age, certain countries they come from, Iran, Eritrea, Sudan etc. And the point has to be made if you are seeking asylum you will likely stop at the first port of call, not travel through several countries, mainly coz your mate who got here years ago told you it was great, that is not asylum it is economic illegal migration, and with all that's going on, the cost must be horrific in places like Kent
Destitute they do not look, desperate for money, to get to the promised land where they will receive all they want for free they do look.
We are not equipped to deal with it quite honestly and politicians can huff and puff all they want, investment in border force and a change in the law is what is required. You will never stop it in reality the crossing is too short and the coast in both coasts is too wide.
Most of them see to fit a profile, young men, certain age, certain countries they come from, Iran, Eritrea, Sudan etc. And the point has to be made if you are seeking asylum you will likely stop at the first port of call, not travel through several countries, mainly coz your mate who got here years ago told you it was great, that is not asylum it is economic illegal migration, and with all that's going on, the cost must be horrific in places like Kent
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